polygraph
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈpɒlɪˌɡræf/
- Specialized
:
polígrafo
- Are you taking this polygraph at the request of the publisher?
- polygraph test
- standard-issue polygraph
So they hired him to give Nick the polygraph.
- So they hired him to give Nick the polygraph.
- Eventually there was a a polygraph test and I failed one question.
- So, OK, so all these guys start losing, start failing polygraphs, by the way.
- I would absolutely require a forensic polygraph examiner to come in for volunteers.
- I'm like, OK, so I was like, let's take the polygraph.
- So my only resort at that point was to take polygraph tests.
- And if she truly doesn't remember, the answer is no, she should pass this polygraph test.
- Earlier in today's broadcast, former FBI agent Jack Tremarco was featured giving a polygraph exam to our guest Debbie.
- Well, it's the the pre hire and after your first three years are called are called full lifestyle polygraph.
- Two weeks later, I get a phone call from him and he's like, hey, man, He's like, I need you in Virginia as soon as possible to take a polygraph.
- With me, it's absolutely, and you could take a polygraph and put it to my riff.
- And they are a very organized group of people that if you hooked up to true serum and a polygraph would say and would pass that they were in fact Christians.
Examples
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She passed the polygraph.
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You took a polygraph after you shot those two people, didn't you?
Fiction book (1992) -
Eventually there was a a polygraph test and I failed one question.
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Sources report the married suspect agreed to take a polygraph test, which he failed.
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I am taking a polygraph exam.
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Now, both your drivers passed their polygraph test with flying colors.
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The next day, Dennis made Ivy go downtown for a polygraph test.
Fiction book (1991) -
When asked if he was willing to take a polygraph test, Absalon said that he would.
Blog text (18) -
A polygraph test is inadmissible evidence in our courts.
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The detective used a polygraph to determine if the suspect was telling the truth.
Synonyms
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4.4
A machine that measures blood pressure, pulse, and breathing to check if someone is lying
How Comprehensive
- Archaic
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word polygraph comes from poly 'many' and graph 'to write' or 'to record', the same idea you see in photograph. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a device that records many body signals to check if someone is telling the truth, which is why a polygraph is often called a 'lie detector'.